Brave and Brilliant WITH THE WOMEN OF CANCER CARTEL: KERRY, SHELLY & KATY
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Cleaning Up the Cost of Cancer
We are three brave, female cancer survivors who have taken something awful and turned it into something good: Cancer Cartel -- a passion driven organization dedicated to cleaning up the cost of cancer. We not only survived some of the toughest challenges life can throw at a person, but we are now transforming that experience into life changing action for others now in the fight. We've taken our love for fashion, beauty and lifestyle- and created a nonprofit that is making a meaningful difference in the lives of people facing significant health challenges.
This isn’t your run-of-the-mill nonprofit -- we are creative and driven business minded entrepreneurs who bring plenty of savvy to the success of our organization. We deeply understand the people we're trying to help and our dedication is unmatched. We all three have firsthand knowledge of the financial impact created by cancer. Cancer Cartel is a true grass-roots organization with our goal to give away 100% of raised funds directly to people fighting cancer.
Cancer is Expensive
We were aware of organizations supporting different aspects of cancer treatment expenses and research, but we saw a unique piece of a person’s experience that didn’t seem to be supported anywhere -- the suddenly elevated cost of the rest of your life!
There are countless expenses, small and large, that add up fast and weigh heavily. We also realized many people starting their cancer journeys lacked awareness of this financial burden and we knew we had to help. With that, Cancer Cartel’s structure was created: we award cash gifts directly to cancer warriors. Whether it's an Amazon gift card to cover some basic necessities (a method we adopted during COVID), or a check mailed to families directly, we are cleaning up the cost of cancer.
And don't let the pink fool you--we help people--men, women, and families-- with ALL forms of cancer across the country!
How We Do It
Our fundraising model began with accepting donations of luxury fashion goods and sell them online and at events. Imagine the RealReal of the nonprofit space.
We also create strategic brand partnerships. In today’s retail environment, causes sell, and partnering with brands will advance our mission further, faster. We are connecting with brands across many industries and are open to any opportunity that enables us to help more people in need.
Another source of growing revenue comes from our direct-to-consumer branded clothing and accessory lines on our website.
Additionally, we are adding to our Fashion Funds the Fight trademark, by launching Beauty Funds the Fight in early 2021 and are excited to partner with some fabulous beauty brands on that front.
Get Involved
There are so many ways you can help! Reach out to us at cancercartel@gmail.com or contact on our website www.cancercartel.com
We need you! This mission does not flourish with our hard work and dedication alone. In one short year, our lives have been changed by changing the lives of others. If you do good, you feel good. If you feel good, you do good. Thank you for doing good with us.
